The Equilibrium Fund
| The Equilibrium Fund PO Box 2371 Crested Butte, CO 81224 |
”Finding Balance Between People, Food and Forests”
The Equilibrium Fund is a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity founded in 2001.
Our mission is to alleviate poverty, malnutrition and deforestation by teaching rural and indigenous women about the nutrition, uses and processing of Maya Nut (Brosimum alicastrum) Maya Nut is a nutritious, delicious, versatile and easy to harvest rainforest tree which can provide free food and income for families in Central America and Mexico We train interested communities, NGO's, governments, landowners and other stakeholders about the uses, recipes and processing of the Maya Nut. These trainings have immediate impact on community conservation of Maya Nut forests and motivate communities to reforest with Maya Nut trees. Since 2001 the communities we have trained have planted more than 400,000 Maya Nut trees for future food security, income and ecosystem services Starting in 2009 the Maya Nut will form the basis of a regional SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM in Guatemala and Nicaragua. This program will improve the nutritional status of school-age children, educate people to protect Maya Nut forests, and provide a sustainable source of income for rural women. We hope to expand this program as soon as possible to El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico. Our vision is that one day soon, children throughout Central America will eat Maya Nut at school for lunch every day, thereby improving their health and nutrition and providing a dignified source of income for their families from the rainforest. | |
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Our Mission: | |
The Equilibrium Fund mission is to improve
rainforest conservation, family health, self-esteem, incomes and food security through production, consumption and sales of Maya Nut (Brosimum alicastrum). | |
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Erika Vohman, Executive Director
Anaite Lopez, Director, Guatemala Program Marlene Arias, Director, Honduras Program, Mosquitia and Northern region Alejandra Osorto, Director, Honduras Program Southern region Dr. Cecilia Sanchez Garduno, Director, Mexico Program Roberina Lozano, Advisor, El Salvador Program Nidia Lara, Director, El Salvador Program | |
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Erika Vohman, Executive Director | |
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Gladis Rodriguez, President, Alimentos Nutri-Naturales S.A. Guatemala | |
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Our Partners: | |
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Municipalities of Chinandega, Cinco Pinos and San Pedro del Norte, Nicaragua
FUNICA, Nicaragua Cereales Supremos, Nicaragua Restaurante Ola Verde, Nicaragua World Wildlife Federation (WWF) Nicaragua, Guatemala United Nations Development Programme, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nicaragua LIDER, Nicaragua University of Central America, Nicaragua Empresa Comunitaria Alimentos Nutri-Naturales, Flores, Peten, Guatemala Municipality of Flores, Peten, Guatemala FONAGRO, Guatemala CODEMUR, Guatemala Alimentos Nutri-Naturales, S.A. Guatemela Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB), Guatemala Ministry of the Economy, Guatemala (MINECO) National Park Service (CONAP) Embassy of the Republic of Germany Rotary Club, Flores, Peten Technoserve, Guatemala Arrocera los Corrales, Guatemala Association of Private Reserves, Guatemala Programa Reverdecer, Guatemala Fundacion Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala Ministry of Natural Resources, El Salvador Fundacion AGAPE, El Salvador CALMA, El Salvador Parque Nacional Plan de Amayo, El Salvador CATIE, El Salvador Fundacion Gaia, El Salvador FIAES, El Salvador World Neighbors, Honduras Heifer Project International, Honduras Proyecto Reserva Biosfera Rio Platano, Honduras Vida Natural, Honduras Lancetilla Botanic Garden, Honduras ANAFAE, Honduras Traditional Medicinals Teas Guayaki Rainforest Products | |
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